Our regular readers may have noted that I have not blogged for a little while. This is due to my recent acceptance into City Year, an Americorps service program that sends young Americans all across the country to serve at schools in impoverished areas. While this will change when I blog, you shouldn't expect any major changes to the site. We are also adding a new writer to the team, Kyle Chavez. Kyle wrote a recent guest post on Syria and will be joining the site for the next four weeks to see how he fits in.

Hello, World! This is the second grand opening of my blog, the Line of Steel. This time, it comes with a host of new changes: Regular posts on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. A guest writer that will post on all things counter terrorism every Wednesday. A new system that allows readers the option to submit guest posts. Finally, a whole new site. After a year and a half with blogger, I decided to change up the formula. So here's to a new, more successful version of the Line of Steel!